Wednesday May 15, 2024
- 33 year old Kyle Edward Daniel Ominayak is wanted on charges including forcible confinement, pointing a firearm, flight from police, theft, and assault with a weapon.
Officers say he’s a resident of Atikameg, but is known to frequent Little Buffalo and Cadotte Lake. - 21 year old Dominic Laboucan of Little Buffalo was last seen around 2:30 on Monday afternoon walking toward the bushes behind his home.
Peace Reginal RCMP are concerned for Dominic’s safety and well-being. - The Evacuation order has been lifted for the North Goodwin area in the MD of Greenview.
The Order was put in place on Saturday after the fire in that area jumped the Smoky River, north of Highway 43. Residents will be remaining on two-hour evacuation alert. - The Woodland Cree has established a protesters camp to oppose Obsidian Energy’s expansion plans and drilling operation.
Flags from Treaty 8, Duncan’s Loon River, Sucker Creek, Kapawe’no, Tall Cree, Bigstone, Lubicon Lake, Sturgeon Lake are flying at the protest site.
Letters of Support from Dene Tha’, Whitefish Lake and Driftpile have been forwarded. - No significant injuries were reported, but one house was destroyed and two others were heavily damaged in a residential fire in Peace River’s Northend.
Tim Harris, Peace River’s Fire Chief, says the New Ladder Truck was welcome aid. (Interview on App) - Tim Horton’s and McDonalds have released their fundraising totals for their seperate campaigns that were held earlier this month.
The 5 McDonalds restaurants in the Peace Region raised just over $51,000 for Ronald McDonald Childrens Charities.
While the 5 Tim’s Restaurants raised just over $92,000 for various charities around the area. - The North Peace Navigators of the NWJHL have signed Spirit Rievr’s Graden Vandeligt to play in Peace River next season.
Vandeligt has affiliated with the Navs for the past 3 seasons, playing seven regular season and five playoff games during that stretch. - The Wheatbelt Baseball League opens the 2024 season tonight in Peace River. The defending Champion Stampeders play Grimshaw, 7:15 at the Ski Hill.
- NHL Playoffs tonight… Game 5, Colorado is in Dallas, the Stars lead 3-1.
- It will rain until tomorrow in the Mackenzie, where Air Quality Advisories are still in effect. And until Friday in the Peace and Big Lakes, where smoke is an issue there.
Digits will be in the low to mid teens this afternoon, with lows in the mid single-numbers tonight. The sunshine returns in time for the long weekend.
Keith Hopper, Trending 55
